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Different Flavors of Horror Comics

  • Posted on: 17 October 2022
  • By: Jon Schafle

It's October and you have a craving for some horror to send a chill up your spine to offset the muggy Alabama weather, but you don't feel like reading the same out terrifying tales...maybe you have a sweet tooth for something different? Then empty out your Halloween pail and let's take a look at this year's haul and all the exciting new flavors you could sink your teeth into...

 

Horror Comedies

Spooky Season 2022

  • Posted on: 11 October 2022
  • By: Robert Freese

Spooky Season 2022 is upon us. The days grow short, the shadows grow long and the leaves fall off the trees. It always seems damp, but the air is crisp and clean in a way like no other season of the year. There’s no better time than the month of October to power watch as many spooky flicks as your eyeballs can handle.

2022 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

  • Posted on: 4 August 2022
  • By: Jon Schafle

As summer rolls around once more it's time again to look at that Oscars of comics, the Will Eisner Awards which are presented each year at San Diego Comic Con. You can view a full listing of past winners available for borrowing on our graphic novel libguide. Take a look at the nominees and winners available in our collection and online through Hoopla:

Harry Potter and the Domino Effect

  • Posted on: 2 May 2022
  • By: ocarroll

When Bloomsbury Publishing decided to publish an unknown author with a story that seemed to go against every rule in children’s publishing at the time, they set off a domino effect of global societal impacts that are still felt today. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, otherwise known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was published June 26, 1997. The first movie by the same name later debuted November 14, 2001. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final installment in the Harry Potter franchise, was published July 14, 2007. The final movie debuted July 15, 2011.

The Mad Movie-A-Thon-O-Rama Continues!

  • Posted on: 13 April 2022
  • By: Robert Freese

The Mad Movie-A-Thon-O-Rama Continues!

 

The Mad Movie-A-Thon-O-Rama continues through May! I will continue showing movies on the second and fourth Thursdays in April and May and we will also have a special movie presentation on the third Thursday in April!  That’s right. More movies! More gimmicks! More “A-Thon!”  and, seriously, way more “O-Rama!”

 

5 Reasons To Love Your Local Library

  • Posted on: 5 April 2022
  • By: ocarroll

 

Where can you find an unlimited number of worlds to explore, the newest technology at your finger tips and the latest songs and movies— all for free? That's right, the library!

Unfortunately, libraries remain one of the best kept secrets of many cities. Community members are often not aware of all of the services available to them through their local library. To so many, the library starts and ends with books. Though the books offered are a wonderful resource, and are enough of a reason to get a library card, there are plenty of other reasons to love your local library.

In honor of National Library Week, here are five reasons to visit your local library:

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